can my red ear slider eat baby frogs?

Question

i have recently fed my turtles baby frogs and now my turtles are fighting and i don't know why. are they still hungry or are they in some kind of mating season. I caught my turtles fighting and I do not know why. They have never done this before. I am very concerned. FYI they are of opposite sexes,

Answer 1

1. Red ear sliders (RES) will eat anything that is big enough to look good and small enough to fit in their mouth. Frogs work... if they can catch them and they are the right size. most frogs are faster than turtles.

2. Fighting is common in small tanks. The minimum tank size is 10 gallons of swimming water per inch of turtle. Most of us start to use plastic tubs or kiddie pools when the turtles start to get big.

3. Mating is also common, but consists of a face-to-face swim with the male stroking the female's cheeks. This usually happens at about 3 years old.

4. The best food is simply high-quality turtle pellets. You can supplement them if you wish, but this is the basic diet. Feed each one seperately or they will fight over food, especially in a small tank. A single serving is about 1 to 2 times the size of the turtles head. Feed babies daily, young turtles every other day, and adults every three days.

Fighting is usually a clue that some basic care issues need to be addressed. Check out this site for other ideas:

Answer 2

Normally reptiles in captivity that are fed dead fooed or food pellets type food are more docile because they don't have to compete for food, either with another turtle or having to actually catch the food, so they may be fighting because of a new competition for food. In the wild turtles live in larger ponds and such where they are still competing for food and such but in a greater area so there is room for all. In a small tank environment they are closer and competition is greater. I would go back to dead food and put some at either end of the tank so they have their own "territory" and they should calm down. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

I have just had to re home a red ear after he turned on my other terrapin, up to that point they had lived together for 9 years without any problems. They were opposite sexes too

I think part of the problem with mine was that they were starting to get too big for the enclosure. Shouldn't have problems feeding them on frogs though

Answer 4

they might be mating. I have fed my turtles baby frogs before with no problems...

Answer 5

You are probably better off feeding them goldfish.

Answer 6

If it is big enough it will